GROWING A TREE IN MY BATHROOM
i received this small tree as a gift from a stranger. i'm currently helping it grow with the aide of artificial sunlight. it reminded me of this passage from a richard brautigan book. enjoy.
GROWING FLOWERS BY CANDLELIGHT IN HOTEL ROOMS
BY MRS. CHARLES FINE ADAMS
"What a wonderful title," I said. "I don't think we have a book like this in the entire library. This is a first." She had a big smile on her face which had turned old about forty years ago, eroded by the gases and exiles of youth.
"It has taken me five years to write this book," she said. "I live at the Kit Carson Hotel and I've raised many flowers there in my room. My room doesn't have any windows, so I have to use candles. They work the best."
"I've also raised flowers by lanternlight and magnifying glass, but they don't seem to do well, especially tulips and lilies of the valley."
"I've even tried raising flowers by flashlight, but that was very dissappointing. I used three or four flashlights on some marigolds, but they didn't amount to much."
"Candles work the best. Flowers seem to like the smell of burning wax, if you know what I mean. Just show a flower a candle and it starts growing."
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